Drabble: The Truth about Bats and Dogs
Feb. 25th, 2009 10:12 amDisclaimer: JKR is really friendly to fanfiction writers, actually, so long as we make no money from it.
In which Severus considers the relative intelligence of Professor Trelawney and Sirius Black, and finds his colleague wanting.
The Truth about Bats and Dogs
"Ah, Severus, my inner eye tells me you have been avoiding me." He ignored her. "Is it because you're afraid of what I'll see?" he rammed his mashed potato covered fork into his peas so they stuck like sprinkles to ice cream. "Have you, oh, no, have you seen a large black dog? Have you seen a Grim?"
He choked. "Many times, and I'm not dead yet. Now if you don't mind shutting up-"
But Trelawney was used to that. "It hasn't approached you has it?" she asked, eyes particularly insect-like behind her huge glasses.
"He knows better," he snapped.
In which Severus considers the relative intelligence of Professor Trelawney and Sirius Black, and finds his colleague wanting.
The Truth about Bats and Dogs
"Ah, Severus, my inner eye tells me you have been avoiding me." He ignored her. "Is it because you're afraid of what I'll see?" he rammed his mashed potato covered fork into his peas so they stuck like sprinkles to ice cream. "Have you, oh, no, have you seen a large black dog? Have you seen a Grim?"
He choked. "Many times, and I'm not dead yet. Now if you don't mind shutting up-"
But Trelawney was used to that. "It hasn't approached you has it?" she asked, eyes particularly insect-like behind her huge glasses.
"He knows better," he snapped.